tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post5825327193928409437..comments2018-05-22T10:53:34.667-06:00Comments on Jill Outside: UTMB into the dayJill Homernoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-80120815648080606652012-09-11T23:32:22.745-06:002012-09-11T23:32:22.745-06:00I have Internet! I&#39;m staying up too late! Ya...I have Internet! I&#39;m staying up too late! Yay for Jill and catching up with your stories!<br /><br />And Yo. From the PCT. <br />You would love, love, love this 2,660 mile journey. It&#39;s hard. And badass. Just like you!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150418063632737685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-85722787179337065342012-09-11T23:32:14.272-06:002012-09-11T23:32:14.272-06:00I have Internet! I&#39;m staying up too late! Ya...I have Internet! I&#39;m staying up too late! Yay for Jill and catching up with your stories!<br /><br />And Yo. From the PCT. <br />You would love, love, love this 2,660 mile journey. It&#39;s hard. And badass. Just like you!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150418063632737685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-70544482058017901572012-09-06T18:38:56.249-06:002012-09-06T18:38:56.249-06:00I was out there with you. the whole experience was...I was out there with you. the whole experience was a double edge sward. The villages, spectators and other runners a plus, the altered course, the way they treated my family (crew) and the crowds a negative. Thanks for sharing your experience! Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711766757619416742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-36332354186904115982012-09-06T09:06:20.213-06:002012-09-06T09:06:20.213-06:00Yeah, there was a lot about this year&#39;s UTMB t...Yeah, there was a lot about this year&#39;s UTMB that I wouldn&#39;t characterize as &quot;fun,&quot; but I valued the experience all the same. I&#39;ll type up some post-race thoughts soon. <br /><br />Roan — 1,615 was my actual finishing rank. Out of 2,485 starters. I was I think 109th of 172 women finishers. All along I expected be in the back third of the pack. UTMB is a world-class stage and I&#39;m not exactly a world-class trail runner. As far as my performance goes, overall I&#39;m happy with how it went. All I needed was that extra 30 miles and I totally would have picked my up into the top 1,000. ;-)Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-40777898284468448382012-09-06T08:54:36.257-06:002012-09-06T08:54:36.257-06:00Ghastly! Glad you made it. Sounds tough and not ...Ghastly! Glad you made it. Sounds tough and not the ideal way to see Europe!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698397470514452345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-63426044107970887832012-09-06T08:49:43.474-06:002012-09-06T08:49:43.474-06:00Luv reading your blog. Usually I get psyched enoug...Luv reading your blog. Usually I get psyched enough to go outside and push myself, this time was more psyched out. I&#39;m not buying the 1615th place but even if you are close to that, you are on a pedestal in my mind. Ya know, I think I&#39;ll go for a nice slow walk in the mtns, pick some huckleberries...ahhhh.roannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-44223668320849816252012-09-05T21:49:23.388-06:002012-09-05T21:49:23.388-06:00What an accomplishment in light of the situation, ...What an accomplishment in light of the situation, conditions and crowds of runners. My husband has run the Jungfrau Marathon twice and it&#39;s quite the crowd going up the pass, he tells me. Really slows the pace down and he was annoyed by those impatient ones who cut corners to get ahead. But all in all it was a beautiful experience, despite the log jams at certain spots -- at least that&#39;s what he remembers when it&#39;s all said and done. Thanks for taking us along by the retelling of it.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274481412344071315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-21242509541499882922012-09-05T20:27:07.276-06:002012-09-05T20:27:07.276-06:00As I read the blog, for the first time, your exper...As I read the blog, for the first time, your experience didn&#39;t sound fun at all. Especially when you described the woman who fell and the guy jumped over her....That disgusted me. However, when you typed this line, I understood why you continued on when things got bad....because this part you wrote sounded wonderful. <br />&quot;Children reached out to slap my dirt-caked hands and cheering spectators looked at my bib and called out, &quot;Go Jill!&quot; as though I were the first runner into the gate, not the 1,615th. &quot; sniff, sniff. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-50777255948038745392012-09-05T17:47:16.752-06:002012-09-05T17:47:16.752-06:00Like you said it didn&#39;t seem like your kinda s...Like you said it didn&#39;t seem like your kinda scene, but I&#39;m glad you pushed through and did it, you rock!Carey Alinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241486377575852475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-482298286305969352012-09-05T17:37:20.363-06:002012-09-05T17:37:20.363-06:00I agree with Danni, but I would love to do it on a...I agree with Danni, but I would love to do it on a sunny day with nobody else around! Looks beautiful!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166776565191771729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-30565413429745507542012-09-05T15:53:00.990-06:002012-09-05T15:53:00.990-06:00That doesn&#39;t sound fun, especially the crowds....That doesn&#39;t sound fun, especially the crowds. Not sure if I would enjoy that -- I think I&#39;d be stressed the whole time if it doesn&#39;t spread out.Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201053516148787578noreply@blogger.com